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Ferric citrate

BioReagent, suitable for cell culture

Synonym(s):

Iron(III) citrate, Iron(III) citrate hydrate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H5FeO7
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
244.94
NACRES:
NA.75
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352205
EC Number:
222-536-6
MDL number:
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biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

product line

BioReagent

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

solubility

hot water: 0.01 g/mL, clear, orange-yellow

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

OC12CC(=O)O[Fe](OC(=O)C1)OC2=O

InChI

1S/C6H8O7.Fe/c7-3(8)1-6(13,5(11)12)2-4(9)10;/h13H,1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12);/q;+3/p-3

InChI key

NPFOYSMITVOQOS-UHFFFAOYSA-K

Application

Ferric citrate provides a source of iron used in cell culture applications. It provides iron in a less toxic form than free iron salts. Ferric citrate has been used as medium supplement in human osteosarcoma cell (U2OS) culture, human embryonic kidney (HEK293) cells and adult primary cardiomyocytes.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Ferric citrate is used as a component of protein-free medium. It is used as a substitute for transferrin in mouse hybridomas culture. Ferric citrate enhances IgM production. It indirectly stimulates the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) by favoring high amphiregulin oncoprotein levels in colon cancer.  Ferric citrate is effective in binding to phosphate in patients with dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease.

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technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

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cell culture | mammalian: suitable

technique(s)

cell culture | plant: suitable

technique(s)

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biological source

synthetic (organic)

biological source

-

biological source

-

biological source

synthetic (organic)

shipped in

ambient

shipped in

-

shipped in

-

shipped in

-

solubility

hot water: 0.01 g/mL, clear, orange-yellow

solubility

-

solubility

-

solubility

water: 50 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, yellow to brown

storage temp.

room temp

storage temp.

-

storage temp.

room temp

storage temp.

room temp

Quality Level

300

Quality Level

300

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

300


Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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Ferric citrate and ferric EDTA but not ferrous sulfate drive amphiregulin-mediated activation of the MAP kinase ERK in gut epithelial cancer cells
Scheers NM, et al.
Oncotarget, 9(24), 17066-17066 (2018)
Nonantibiotic effects of fluoroquinolones in mammalian cells
Badal S, et al.
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 290(36), 22287-22297 (2015)
Safety and efficacy of ferric citrate in patients with nondialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease
Chertow GM, et al.
PLoS ONE, 12(11), e0188712-e0188712 (2017)



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
F3388-250G04061833613849
F3388-1KG04061833613832

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